Harvard Art Museums > 2002.50.98: Pitcher with Foliate Carving Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Pitcher with Foliate Carving , 2002.50.98,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/148155. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.50.98 Title Pitcher with Foliate Carving Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 12th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran Period Seljuk-Atabeg period Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/148155 Physical Descriptions Medium Fritware with carved decoration under turquoise (copper) transparent alkali glaze Technique Carved Dimensions 11.6 x 20.4 cm (4 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Mansour Gallery, London, 1973], sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (1973-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.50.98 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The decoration on the body of this pitcher is incised and consists of highly stylized leaf forms. Squat in shape, the pitcher has a lobed rim and three handles topped with flower heads in relief. Although its decoration is common on other monochrome incised pitchers, its wide mouth and handles are a rarity; the knobs above the handles indicate that it follows a metal prototype. The turquoise glaze that covers both interior and exterior of the body terminates thickly above the foot. Despite several repairs, particularly around the base, the vessel retains its original form. Published Catalogue Text: In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art , written 201323 Pitcher with foliate carving Iran, Seljuk-Atabeg period, 12th century Fritware with carved decoration under turquoise (copper) transparent alkali glaze 11.6 × 20.4 cm (4 9/16 × 8 1/16 in.) 2002.50.98 The decoration on the body of this pitcher is incised, rather than molded (see cats. 21 and 22), and consists of highly stylized leaf forms. Squat in shape, the pitcher has a lobed rim and three handles topped with flower heads in relief. Although its decoration is common on other monochrome incised pitchers, its wide mouth and handles are a rarity; the knobs above the handles indicate that it follows a metal prototype. The turquoise glaze that covers both interior and exterior of the body terminates thickly above the foot. Despite several repairs, particularly around the base, the vessel retains its original form. Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım Publication History Mary McWilliams, ed., In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2013), p. 185, cat. 23, ill. Exhibition History In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2013 - 06/01/2013 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
